The 37 best colleges & universities in New York State, ranked by U.S. News

These are the 37 best liberal arts colleges and national universities in New York State, according to the newest, 2019 ranking from U.S. News & World Report.

The new list uses numerous data points across 15 key indicators of academic quality, including faculty resources, student performance and expert opinion, to rank every school. Full methodolgy »

U.S. News does not grade every institution of higher learning on the same scale. National Universities, like Cornell, Syracuse University and the Rochester Institute of Technology, are ranked separately from National Liberal Arts Colleges, such as Vassar, Colgate and Skidmore.

We’ve combed through both rankings to find the top 37 New York schools that are considered the best in the country. You can find them below, first are the top 20 National Universities followed by the top 17 Liberal Arts Colleges (schools beyond the top 17 in New York were “unranked”).